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01 ARR: Cafe Zimmer

Place du Chatelet 1 , Phone: 01 423 67403
www.lezimmer.com

Reviewed by: Tessmar from CA, review #3633

When: 2010

Kitschy decor, decent food, good service, reasonable prices

Directions: On the corner of rue des Halles and Avenue Victoria, one block from the Chatelet Metro station

It was late and pouring rain when we fell into Cafe Zimmer after wandering down Boulevard Sebastapol from our apartment. While it looked touristy it was also crowded with diners, which we took as a good sign. It turned out almost all of them were French as well, which we took as another plus. There was only my wife and myself and we were seated immediately. We chose the Formule meal, which was priced at 18.80 euros.

While the atmosphere was 19th century Barbary Coast or bordello this somehow fit the stormy evening and proximity to the river and was actually more pleasant than that description implies. Given its location and history we might have expected to experience indifferent or even negative service, but on the contrary the waiters were warm and friendly as opposed to merely courteous.

As the online menu has changed since our visit there is no point in listing our meal choices, other than to note that they were well prepared, and with the addition of a bottle of Badoit water and a cup of gazpacho that was not on the Formule menu, the bill with tip totaled 51.60 euros.

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